Mr. Speaker, I agree with some of what the hon. member for Fraser Valley East said.
I think he is quite right that we in this country and this Parliament lack political will. I also think that he is right when he says that public servants may not be sensitive enough to the need for a new attitude to public spending.
I will give an example to illustrate what I am saying. Recently, in answer to a question raised in this House, the Minister of Transport said that his department was re-evaluating air traffic control. In my riding, they are preparing to close a radar control room that employs some fifteen people. When these employees are moved to the regional centre, they will each be entitled to a $10,000 increase simply because their employment classification changes.
Second, the department recognizes that this move will cost between $4 and $5 million. This is all being done in a time of extreme economic hardship. We make speeches, but when the time comes to act, it is as if we could not apply the brakes. If the existing mechanisms like the Public Accounts Committee were considered to be effective, the Bloc would be satisfied. But be assured that the Bloc does not want to get into constitutional discussions; that is not its purpose at all, but rather to try to find a new way, because all the others have proven to be ineffective.